Noisydad wrote:Was lucky enough score 4 ten litre buckets of wheel weights to melt down and cast bullets from. The hard part is sorting all the Al, Zn and Fe weights (as well as sorting the stick ons from the clip ons) as digging it out of the buckets is REAL hard on fingers. Discovered that a welders magnet is the go. It's much easier to pull the steel off the magnet and sort in smaller amounts. Stick on weights are left behind and kind of sort themselves. Lots of smaller clip on lead weights will stick to the magnet too but it's easier to sort that way. Still takes about 45 minutes per bucket though.
I've got a big steel welding bench, I used to empty the bucket on that and go from there, but just lately after a two hour session at the pistol club raking the backstops I have been using that instead.
I have been getting far more consistant results than I did with wheel weights with a lot less work.I reverted to buy cast bullets but have gone back to casting for the .310 and .45LC and after being given a ute load of flashing from an old asbestos roof will cast minies and balls again.
Too bloody addictive.